Given below are two statements: Statement I : Image formation needs regular reflection and/or refraction. Statement II : The variety in colour of objects we see around us is due to the constituent colours of the light incident on them. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

During a cloudy day, a primary and a secondary rainbow may be created, then the:

secondary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.

secondary rainbow is due to single internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.

primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the secondary one.

primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed below the secondary one.

A lens of large focal length and large aperture is best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope since :

a large aperture contributes to the quality and visibility of the images.

a large area of the objective ensures better light gathering power.

a large aperture provides a better resolution.

Geometrical Optics — NEET Previous Year Questions

39 solved PYQs · 2016–2026 · Physics

Solved PYQs: 39
Years covered: 2016–2026
Avg / year: ~4
Subject: Physics

How many NEET questions come from Geometrical Optics?

Geometrical Optics has contributed 39 questions to National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) papers between 2016 and 2026 — an average of about 4 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 46,150 NEET questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 39 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Geometrical Optics within Physics, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.

Sample Geometrical Optics questions from real NEET papers

These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 39 Geometrical Optics questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.

Question 1 · NEET 2025
A microscope has an objective of focal length 2 cm, eyepiece of focal length 4 cm and the tube length of 40 cm. If the distance of distinct vision of eye is 25 cm, the magnification in the microscope is
1. (A) $150$
2. (B) $250$
3. (C) $100$
4. (D) $125$
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$Answer: (D) 125$
Question 2 · NEET 2024
Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Image formation needs regular reflection and/or refraction.

Statement II : The variety in colour of objects we see around us is due to the constituent colours of the light incident on them.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. (A) $Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect$
2. (B) $Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct$
3. (C) $Both Statement I and Statement II are correct$
4. (D) $Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect$
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$Answer: (C) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct$
Question 3 · NEET 2022
During a cloudy day, a primary and a secondary rainbow may be created, then the:
1. (A) $secondary rainbow is due to single internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.$
2. (B) $primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the secondary one.$
3. (C) $primary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed below the secondary one.$
4. (D) $secondary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.$
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$Answer: (D) secondary rainbow is due to double internal reflection and is formed above the primary one.$
Question 4 · NEET 2022
A biconvex lens has radii of curvature, 20 cm each. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5, the power of the lens is
1. (A) $+2 D$
2. (B) $+20 D$
3. (C) $+5 D$
4. (D) $Infinity$
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$Answer: (C) +5 D$
Question 5 · NEET 2021
A lens of large focal length and large aperture is best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope since :
1. (A) $a large aperture contributes to the quality and visibility of the images.$
2. (B) $a large area of the objective ensures better light gathering power.$
3. (C) $a large aperture provides a better resolution.$
4. (D) $All of the above.$
Show answerAnswer
$Answer: (D) All of the above.$

Geometrical Optics questions by year

Year	Questions	Share of chapter questions
2026	2
2025	2
2024	3
2023	7
2022	5
2021	4
2020	2
2019	3
2018	3
2017	2
2016	6

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